Changing times
Changing times: still from Alys McAuley's double award-winning computer animation, Monday, a positive approach to the onset of puberty in girls. Alys, who created the work while studying graphic...
Changing times: still from Alys McAuley's double award-winning computer animation, Monday, a positive approach to the onset of puberty in girls. Alys, who created the work while studying graphic...
The ÌÇÐÄVlog National Software Archive, a collection of 1.3 million programs and other files gathered from the internet, was this week reborn as the National Mirror Service. By "mirroring"...
Ancient wisdom has collided with modern information technology to produce the ultimate classics hypertext resource, Mike Holderness reports It is the best surprise I have yet found on the web. Stuck...
Key skills should, more than ever, play a central role in higher education, say Roger Murphy and Sue Otter Key skills remain contentious in higher education, even after intensive research and...
In a focus on research in South Africa, Karen MacGregor reports on the fight against Aids and, below, on science funding. Next week we return to Australia The first one was my son. He was about 20...
Funds for science research hinge on a complex grading system that recognises achievement and prejudice under apartheid The University of Cape Town, South Africa's acknowledged top research...
HAMBURG A German professor of marine biology is facing investigation and possible disciplinary proceedings by Baden-Wurttemberg's education ministry, after claims that he has played truant from his...
William Saunderson-Meyer reports on the country's world competitiveness rankings There are regular bouts of national breast-beating by South Africans when surveys such as the latest World...
Former university lecturer Malcolm Wicks has been promoted to lifelong learning minister. He replaces George Mudie, who returns to the backbenches. Mr Wicks (MP for North Croydon), who lectured in...
Local authorities are expected to use a "fast-track" authorisation system for student loans to overcome delays caused by the new computer software, writes Olga Wojtas. Councils have warned that...
Reg Jordan Director of medical studies at Newcastle University, the first university in the United Kingdom to make study of complementary medicine compulsory for medical students Contrary to what...
Accurate science reporting is to be encouraged, but Jon Turney is sceptical about a code of practice Ah, if only journalists would get their facts straight. Then we would all know what we were...
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